Space Mountain began construction on December 15, 1972, and cost around 20 million dollars.

This tunnel is known as the 'Star Corridor'. To get guests onto the attraction, they built a tunnel under the railroad tracks that guest would go through. But instead, it was positioned outside of the parks barrier on the opposite side of the Walt Disney World Railroad tracks. The mountain was originally going to be placed south of Tomorrowland, which is where the Disneyland version would be built in 1977. One of the designs had the tracks going in and out of the structure. Several designs for Space Mountain were changed before adopting its current design and layout. One of the early track designs of Space Mountain. Technology has also improved significantly since initial planning for the attraction began. This meant that there was plenty of room to build Space Mountain. Only a handful of attractions were operational on opening week. The Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland at the time was only half completed. Ultimately, designers returned to the Space Mountain Idea. A new Matterhorn was considered but it wouldn't fit into Florida's Fantasyland. Its unexpected popularity with teens and young adults prompted WED to begin planning thrill rides that would go in the new park. The Magic Kingdom opened October 1, 1971, and was a huge success. Walt Disney's death and the shift in focus to the Disney World project forced WED to put aside Space Mountain. While the original plan was to have four separate tracks but due to the limited technology at the time along with space limitations in Disneyland, such designs were impossible. WED partnered with Arrow Development Company who also helped design the brakes system on the Matterhorn several years earlier. It was originally named Space Voyage but after several design refinements, the projects was renamed Space Mountain in June 1966. His 'spaceport' would include a roller coaster in the dark type ride. In 1964, Walt approached designer John Hench with an idea for a new attraction that would become the focal point of the 1967 Tomorrowland. The success of that ride convinced Walt Disney that thrill rides did have a place in his park. The idea for Space Mountain originally came from Disney's first 'mountain' attraction, The Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland in California, which opened in 1959. Space Mountain Front Seat Night Vision (HD POV) Magic Kingdom Florida On-Ride

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